Programs & majors brief

Columbia College (MO) Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Columbia College (MO)?

Four years after completion, Columbia College’s program earnings span higher-paying technical and health fields alongside more moderate human-services study. Computer and Information Sciences records median earnings of $81,090 with 8 degrees awarded, and Nursing records $78,632 with 44 degrees awarded.

Management Information Systems and Services sits between those fields and the more moderate end, at $74,816 across 55 degrees awarded. Human Services records $46,785 and 103 degrees awarded, showing that the larger fields do not all share the same earnings level.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business621 · 42.3%
  • Liberal arts264 · 18.0%
  • Homeland security126 · 8.6%
  • Public administration111 · 7.6%
  • Psychology92 · 6.3%
  • Other254 · 17.3%

30 of 30 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 8 degrees awarded
$81,090
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 44 degrees awarded
$78,632
Management Information Systems and Services 55 degrees awarded
$74,816
Business Administration, Management and Operations 90 degrees awarded
$64,997
Finance and Financial Management Services 25 degrees awarded
$64,555
Human Resources Management and Services 79 degrees awarded
$62,392

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count8$81,090—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing44$78,632—
Management Information Systems and Services55$74,816—
Business Administration, Management and Operations90$64,997—
Finance and Financial Management Services25$64,555—
Human Resources Management and Services79$62,392—
Health and Medical Administrative Services31$62,060—
Business/Commerce, General264$61,958—
Accounting and Related Services60$60,561—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities264$57,034—
Criminal Justice and Corrections119$56,128—
Marketing28$51,037—
Sociology small degree count16$49,542—
Psychology, General92$49,166—
Biology, General33$48,950—
History29$46,794—
Human Services, General103$46,785—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count19$36,714—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Public Administration small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
International Business small degree count7Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Columbia College (MO)?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
264
Business/Commerce, General
264
Criminal Justice and Corrections
119
Human Services, General
103
Psychology, General
92
Business Administration, Management and Operations
90
Human Resources Management and Services
79
Accounting and Related Services
60
Management Information Systems and Services
55
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
44

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Columbia College (MO) majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

At Columbia College, the program mix is centered on Business, which accounts for 42.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Liberal Arts & General Studies represents 18.0%, and Security & Protective Services represents 8.6%, so outcomes can vary materially by field.

Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of individual students. Azimuth has earnings data for 18 programs.

Its program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Among the higher-earning fields, Computer and Information Sciences shows median earnings of $81,090 four years after completion, Nursing shows $78,632, and Management Information Systems and Services shows $74,816.

These earnings figures cover federally aided completers four years after completion.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.